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CD's you bring for auditioning

Do you also have some CD's which you use to audition equipment and which will reveal immediately shortcomings, eg I use

Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea (first couple of tracks can be unbelievable hard to listen to on some equipment

Pink Floyd - DSOTM, checkout the bass, the clocks can sound 'washed' up on some over-tubed systems

Pink Floyd - The Wall , played at loud volume will immediately reveal shortcomings on loudspeakers

and yours...
vinylmeister
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gawdbless
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I tend to take cd's that are lesser engineered cd's than the best engineered cd's, probably unlike most of the ones already mentioned. If the ropey cd's sound musical then, a) the speakers are good, and b)the best engineered cd's will sound awesome without even listening to them.
One cd that springs to mind that I take to shows is Oasis 'D'ya know what I mean'.Its a bit brutal for speakers.
rockadanny
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Only one CD, 15 tracks. A compilation of very familiar and different types of music with different enough styles to experience either the magic or uncover the warts. Track list (track numbers in parenthesis):

1. Maria Kliegel - Bach Cello Suites (1)
2. Dianna Krall - Live in Paris (11)
3. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear (2)
4. Art Pepper - Plus Eleven (1)
5. Rory Block - Last Fair Deal (4)
6. Big Joe & the Dynaflows - Layin' In the Alley (10)
7. Paul Butterfield - East West (3)
8. Sue Foley - Love Comin' Down (9)
9. Steve Hunter - The Deacon (1)
10. Terje Rypdal - Chaser (6)
11. Otis Taylor - White African (2)
12. Edgar Winter - Entrance (4)
13. Reverend Horton Heat - 24 Hits (3)
14. & 15. Blue Rodeo - Five Days in July (10, 11)
herman
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Thanks Rsorren, I appreciate the detailed response but I'm afraid there a few crucial details missing.

1. Which recording of "White Room?" There are probably a 100 of them.
2. Which Dianna Krall album?
4. Larry Carlton has a bunch of CDs on his website. Which one? The one that is titled "Larry Carlton" doesn't have that song for track 4. When I search for that song I find it listed on 6 albums.
5. I look on allmusic.com and find about 8 groups named Lu. I also found 16 listings for "hot blood" but none for a group named Lu.
6. I also see several listings for Shelby. Which recording by which Shelby?

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rsorren1
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Herman, I was refering to my first response.
1. Cream - Live at Royal Albert Hall - White Room
2. Diana Krall - From this Moment On
3. Larry Carlton - Greatest Hits Re-Recorded from his web-site
4.Lu refers to Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - 2 CD "Deluxe Edition" remaster
5. Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin
herman
2,277 posts
 
Sorry, came in late and didn't read all the way through.
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